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Two organizations in Albuquerque, Grace Lutheran Church and the Albuquerque Hearing and Balance clinic, are among the first in the Albuquerque area to deploy Auracast broadcast audio. Both were early adopters of hearing loop technology, and in each case the new Auracast system supplements an existing hearing loop rather than replacing it, giving people with hearing loss another way to receive direct audio through compatible hearing aids, earbuds, or loaner receivers.
Grace Lutheran Church installed the Infinium Auracast system. Visitors can access the broadcast using their own hearing aids or earbuds, or borrow a receiver with earphones from the church. At Albuquerque Hearing and Balance, a MoerLabs TVHearMore transmitter was installed in two waiting rooms. Though marketed mainly as a TV streamer, the device also works as an Auracast transmitter for classrooms, conferences, and other modest-sized spaces. The clinic plans to use it both to demonstrate Auracast for prospective hearing aid users and to provide audio access for waiting room visitors.
The announcement notes that some earbuds and hearing aids need a smartphone to connect to an Auracast broadcast, while many newer Auracast-enabled hearing aids can connect directly when only a single broadcast is present.
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